tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post446976163695408628..comments2023-06-05T16:00:41.868+01:00Comments on WW1: Experiences of an English Soldier: Sarah Ann Lamin (Annie)Pte Harry Laminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673086195442900581noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-48281702457596075582010-03-17T14:27:21.347+00:002010-03-17T14:27:21.347+00:00More on Annie and something on George
On the 1911...More on Annie and something on George<br /><br />On the 1911 census, Annie is living back at home with her widowed father Henry, Kate, Harry, and Connie (acknowledged as Henry’s granddaughter). They are living at 145 Nottingham Road, Ilkeston.<br /><br />Annie (35) has no occupation recorded; Kate (33) is a monthly nurse, and Harry (23) has “twist hand lace factory” as his occupation. Father Henry has “formerly oxide worker at chemical works.”<br /><br />George Lamin, Annie’s son, is nowhere to be seen. I found him, still with the Lacey family, but they have now moved to Manchester. The address is given as 164 Upper Brook Street, Chorlton on Medlock, Manchester. George is 14, and a joiner’s apprentice.<br /><br />By 1916, George is working at Chas. Macintosh & Co Limited, India Rubber Manufacturers. In military records (on Ancestry), the following memorandum, dated January 13 1916, is preserved:<br /><br />“Dear Sir, the bearer, G. Lamin, wishes to join the Army for immediate service and we have released him from munition work for this purpose. Yours faithfully, Chas. Macintosh & Co. Ltd.”<br /><br />George enlists aged 19 years and 1 month. His address on his papers shows that he was still at the same address as that given in the 1911 census. He is 5ft 8½ inches tall, and his occupation is given as shoemaker. He is passed for service with an A1 medical category. His next of kin is Arthur Lacey, who is his guardian. He is assigned a Sapper 440567 in the 497th (Kent) Field Company RE (Royal Engineers).<br /><br />Some of the military records are charred round the edges, and difficult to read. But George was awarded one medal: the Victory medal, which he received and signed for in 1922!Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285542753721146555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-80803348256208997942010-03-05T11:35:01.552+00:002010-03-05T11:35:01.552+00:00True :) but you'd be amazed how people love so...True :) but you'd be amazed how people love solving these sort of mysteries. Did you say George had a middle name? I vaguely remember that but can't see it in update?<br /><br />Could there be a Lacey family connection?<br /><br />Could the father be Mr Hutchinson? Or have I been watching too many 'Upstairs Downstairs' type dramas? :)<br /><br />I have solved a similar situation in my own family history, it's not impossible to do so, even at a distance. I am working on others.<br /><br />It may be possible to find out who Connie's father was much more easily - I think you noted she had a middle name that might have been the surname of her father?<br /><br />By the way I've really enjoyed your project and am really enjoying the updates now. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-39819907481667727902010-03-04T17:36:19.392+00:002010-03-04T17:36:19.392+00:00I can't think that we'll ever know. Detect...I can't think that we'll ever know. Detective work at 120 years distance is quite challenging. Nobody's going to admit to it now!Pte Harry Laminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673086195442900581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-73097277545540613892010-03-04T16:36:34.387+00:002010-03-04T16:36:34.387+00:00Could the Hutchinson family be key to discovering ...Could the Hutchinson family be key to discovering who George's father was? She was probably working for them when she became pregnant? Is it possible he worked there too or lived close by?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-76586561289214686792010-02-26T08:08:12.803+00:002010-02-26T08:08:12.803+00:00This is definitely Annie. Thank you Frances. BLThis is definitely Annie. Thank you Frances. BLPte Harry Laminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673086195442900581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-15475705260149106392010-02-24T16:37:24.672+00:002010-02-24T16:37:24.672+00:00I think I may have found Annie on the 1891 census!...I think I may have found Annie on the 1891 census! <br /><br />On Find my Past, there's an Annie Lamin listed, born in 1874, occupation nurse (but obviously a domestic nurse as she's with a family called Hutchinson) in St Werburgh, Derby. Her birthplace is given as Annesley, Leicestershire, which would explain why I couldn't find her when putting Nottinghamshire as her birth county. <br /><br />I went back to Ancestry and found the entry for the Hutchinson family. Annie's surname has been transcribed as Lamm. The image is quite poor, and it's easy to see why her name has been mis-transcribed.<br /><br />Could this be Annie?Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285542753721146555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-41134200157152338912010-02-23T17:08:52.446+00:002010-02-23T17:08:52.446+00:00this is a really great blog, my son is doing a sch...this is a really great blog, my son is doing a school project on the war and he has found this blog so helpful, and he used some of the photos his teacher was very impressed, we also found some great info at <a href="http://www.londonpics4u.com" rel="nofollow">londonpics4u</a> on the world war 2 in london page <a href="http://www.londonpics4u.com/world-war-2-in-london.html" rel="nofollow">ww2 in london</a> and some amazing photos on the gallery page, i will be reccomending this blog to others.samlombard1313https://www.blogger.com/profile/08774322673686762986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-83885317928882913852010-02-22T14:18:47.987+00:002010-02-22T14:18:47.987+00:00Ah yes, now I see it. You are correct my brain wa...Ah yes, now I see it. You are correct my brain was seeing what it thought it should be seeing, not what was actually there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-2182450535691562352010-02-20T23:19:20.320+00:002010-02-20T23:19:20.320+00:00I had to look up “nurse child”; such a sad concept...I had to look up “nurse child”; such a sad concept. Of course, it provided an explanation in turn for Connie’s place in Harry and Ethel’s household. Thank goodness for them providing her with a loving home. <br />The sampler is all the more special for the mistake – Annie must have been concentrating hard on her stitches!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-58359337575777929432010-02-20T10:25:01.711+00:002010-02-20T10:25:01.711+00:00Shall I give it away? We're too familiar with ...Shall I give it away? We're too familiar with words and so don't look at them properly once our brains have decoded them. I'd guess Annie got a ruler across her hand for this - or similar. BLPte Harry Laminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673086195442900581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-60211180676847028112010-02-19T18:48:02.584+00:002010-02-19T18:48:02.584+00:00Love the blog and sad to see it coming to conclusi...Love the blog and sad to see it coming to conclusion. Can I ask what the deliberate mistake is in the sampler? I keep looking at it and not seeing it.<br /><br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31636059.post-2107256688921235432010-02-19T02:26:25.263+00:002010-02-19T02:26:25.263+00:00Am enjoying these stories about Harry's family...Am enjoying these stories about Harry's family. I miss the blog but am so happy Harry made it home safe. Will be checking often to see how rest of his life went on. thanks Bill, this is history at its best. A loyal reader in US.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com